Milan has it all: as the capital of fashion & the heart of the Italian economy, shopping for anything from couture to cutlery is remarkable. However, whilst Milan is modern & effortlessly cool, the past is always treated with the respect it deserves & the spectacular museums, monuments, & the architecture of the centro storico attest to this. When the time comes to relax, this guide will direct you towards the shining star of the lakes, Lago di Como; to the perfect spot for isl&-hopping, Lake Maggiore; & to the bewitching Lake Orta. * Essentials section with useful advice on getting to & around Milan & Lakes Como, Maggiore & Orta * Comprehensive, up-to-date listings of where to eat, sleep & play. *

Includes:: information on tour operators & activities, from sampling aperitivo spots to taking boats from island to isl&. * Detailed maps for Milan & other key destinations. * Slim enough to fit in your pocket. With detailed information on all the main sights, plus many lesser-known attractions, Footprint Focus Milan with Lakes Como & Maggiore (
Includes: Lake Orta) provides concise & comprehensive coverage of one of Italy`s best-loved regions.


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Milan, Lodi & Monza Brianza Provinces at 1:150, 000 in a series of handy size provincial road maps from Litografia Artistica Cartografica (LAC) with more minor local roads & country tracks than can be found on most regional maps from other publishers. This title is now available in a digitally produced edition.LAC’s provincial series is gradually being changed to a new style of digitally derived cartography, so presentation of adjoining titles may vary. All the maps have hill shading to represent the general relief with spot heights for selected peaks, & show a few more local roads & rough tracks than the other road map series. Intermediate road distances are indicated. Regional, provincial & communal borders are marked, & railways, funiculars, airports, sea ferry links & campsites are shown. The legend is in Italian only. The new, digitally produced editions are indexed & have enhanced, more finely drawn cartography: the hill-shading is less bold, motorway service areas are marked, natural parks are highlighted & an expanded range of symbols indicates various landmarks & sites, e.g. antiquities, churches, etc. Two styles of the new cartography are produced, differing only in the colour of the predominant background shading: grey or yellow/green. Some of the new editions include geographical coordinates for the map corners. The index of localities is on the reverse. To see all the titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

The Berlitz Milan & the Italian Lakes Pocket Guide covers all the major sights, area by area, in an easily navigable format. Descriptions of tourist attractions include Milan's Duomo, La Scala Opera House, Leonardo's Last Supper & the Castello Sforzesco, Lakes Maggiore, Varese, Como & Garda, & excursions to Pavia, Monza & Bergamo. The guide also contains background historical information, advice on shopping & entertainment & the low-down on Italian cuisine. There is an A-Z of practical information, listings of recommended hotels & restaurants & useful expressions in Italian. Topics covered range from Maria Callas to Leonardo da Vinci. Maps show the Italian Lakes, Milan & the metro, & there are dozens of colour photographs throughout. ...

From the 1920s onwards, Milan has become a laboratory of architecture due to architects such as Giuseppe Terragni, Gio Ponti & Giuseppe Pagano. Magazines such as Domus & Casabella were founded in the 1920s which influenced international debate throughout the 20th century. A new trend arose following the reconstruction of the city due to damages incurred during World War II: the city is now able to combine modernity with its existing context through the works of BBPR, Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Ignazio Gardella & Franco Albini. These architects introduced the renowned design which is nowadays identified with Milan. In the last decade, an outstanding urban development took place owing to areas which feature the work of internationally renowned architects, including David Chipperfi eld, Zaha Hadid & Daniel Libeskind, as well as Italian architects such as Cino Zucchi & Stefano Boeri. Owing to its ambitious projects, Milan has transformed from an industrial city to a global capital of culture, fashion & leisure. This guide proposes thematic itineraries for discovering one of the most architecturally exciting European cities. ...

An art city & a fashion, business & nightlife capital, as well as a testing ground for urban planning with the 2015 Expo: with over one hundred photographs, this volume offers a fascinating tour of the architecture, masterpieces & hidden corners of Milan. The volume provides an all-round view of the city, by taking into account those aspects which make it unique: art, fashion, nightlife, design, historic districts, trivia, the San Siro stadiuma veritable football templeand La Scala theater, a temple to opera. The most evocative features of an ever-evolving city encapsulated in a not-to-be-missed volume. ...

An exciting new cookery book from the popular vegetarian restaurant, Mildreds: The Vegetarian Cookbook has something for everyone. Whether you are a vegetarian, or are trying to cut down on your meat intake, the international influences in these recipes promise variety & flavour. There are also plenty of ideas for how to adapt the dishes quickly by adding meat, to cater for keen omnivores. With easy ingredients & smart, time-saving ideas, each recipe is easy to cook from the comfort of your own home. The dishes are flexible & include ingredients that can be easily sourced, allowing you to make hassle-free & delicious meals. ...

Back in 1947 someone called S.N. Pike
- we know next to nothing about him
- published three little pamphlets, each mapping

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Back in 1947 someone called S.N. Pike
- we know nothing more about him
- published three little pamphlets, each mapping in

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Travel back in time on a journey across Britain`s main-line railways on the eve of nationalisation. The views from the carriage windows are conveyed through finely detailed, h&-drawn maps, each a rich reminder of the linesides bursting with activity in an era of technical progress, glamour & prestige. Speed along the LNER`s racing track from King`s Cross to Newcastle upon Tyne & Edinburgh; from next-door St Pancras through the Peak District to Manchester; from Waterloo to Plymouth (with some pleasant seaside diversions on the way); from Euston through the industrial heartlands of the West Midlands & the north-west to the seaport of Liverpool; & from Paddington along Brunel`s `bowling green` railway to Bristol, Exeter & Penzance. Mile by Mile faithfully reproduces the three original route maps drafted in 1947 by S.N. Pike, & adds a new one for the Great Western Railway to complete its coverage of the so-called ` Big Four` railway firms formed in the aftermath of the First World War. New introductions describe how the ` Big Four` came about, the passengers & goods they conveyed, the key personalities that shaped them
- engineers, managers, even publicists
- & the trains & locomotives that gave each its unique character. Climb aboard, sit back & take a ride to a special period in the history of Britain`s railways.

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Erected to inform travellers how far they have come & how far they still have to go, milestones are a relic of a time when life moved more slowly. This book tells the story of milestones & the technology they reflect, as well as road measurement. It uses the great variety of designs & styles to argue the historical importance of conservation & to illustrate the compelling fascination of the subject. Mervyn Benford has worked in education all his professional life & has a consuming interest in history. Concerned at the rate at which evidence of the past disappears, often inadequately recorded, he believes that the understanding of history, the ability to understand cause & effect, to interpret evidence & to recognise what changes & what does not, are all central to an effective society. ...